Chapter 160: Self-righteous Pei Junmeng
Trick magic and prop magic are only the difference in the form of performance, but in fact, as long as it is a magic show, it must be inseparable from props.
Even if it is a close-up magic, there must be a small object such as a coin or card as a prop, it is impossible for a magician to leave the props for performance, if there is such a magician, then there is no doubt that he must be using himself as a prop for the performance.
For example, the magical levitation and teleportation in magic.
There is a saying in the Chinese country, called "the trick is not good, all refers to the blanket", although there are many kinds of props used in magician performances, but the most commonly used are actually so few.
The big ones are basically the boxes and covers, the small ones are pokers and coins, and there are occasionally other special items, which are often variants of these when you look closely.
As for the mirror, although it cannot be said that no magician has used it as a prop for performances, such performances are still quite rare in the magic world.
Because all magic performances rely on blocking the audience's vision for a long or short time to achieve the transformation of magic effects, and mirrors will only faithfully reflect the surrounding light and images.
Therefore, in the magic world, without a certain strength, few magicians dare to try to use mirrors as props to perform magic tricks, and similar magic tricks are extremely rare.
Although these students present did not understand the truth and the inside story, they also knew that the next thing to be performed was a brand new magic trick that they had never seen before, and the emotions that had been mobilized before were suddenly extremely high, and many people even forgot that the purpose of their coming here was also to participate in the show, and the whole person completely entered the audience mode.
Pei Junmeng was the only one in the audience who sneered disdainfully.
Mirror Soul? It's just that the name sounds bluffing!
Unlike the laymen in the audience who can only watch the excitement, Bae Junmeng knows how difficult it is to perform magic shows using mirrors as props.
His teacher Situ Jun once tried to perform "taking objects through the mirror", but he could not solve the problem of seamless opening of the mirror in any way, so he could only cover the key parts of the mirror with paper as a shield, and then use the internal mechanism to replace two different mirrors, which barely completed this magic.
But the essence of magic is to make the impossible possible, although a piece of paper is inconspicuous, but it greatly affects the overall effect of magic, is a person can guess that it must be behind the paper to block some kind of change, it is difficult to have that kind of "I obviously saw with my own eyes, how is this possible" incredible feeling.
What's more, even his teacher Situ Jun, if he wants to complete such a magic trick, he must use specially formulated magic props, and the obscene soap man on the stage is obviously empty-handed, how can he do such a difficult magic performance?
That's right, the so-called "mirror soul" is probably just a gimmick, and this lewd soap man is likely to be a magic show with a smaller mirror, which should be no different from ordinary coin magic in essence.
Pei Junmeng once watched a magic trick show by a magician of the stick country on a variety show on the Internet, and the people used a standard 5-inch CD, which was much larger than a coin or a playing card.
According to this inference, if the disc is replaced with a general round small vanity mirror for performance, there is no problem in theory, and because of the small size, it should be relatively easier.
I thought that this obscene soap man had some unique trick at the bottom of the box, and after doing it for a long time, it was just a change of soup and not a change of medicine, and he could actually treat this kind of amateur as a fierce rival, it was ridiculous to think about it.
Pei Junmeng thought that he had seen through Li Mengnan's bluffing trick, and he couldn't help but lose his interest, and he didn't even bother to watch Li Mengnan's performance, so he took out his mobile phone and chatted with a beautiful woman who had been shaken recently.
Unlike the self-righteous Pei Junmeng, several judges on the stage were obviously whetted by the rather suspenseful program title.
Director Bald Ke usually studies some ancient documents, and still has some understanding of tricks and magic performances, and knows that any magic show requires certain preparations, so he asked kindly: "So, classmate Li Mengnan, before you perform, do you arrange a few programs to be reviewed first?" ”
"Huh? No, no, it's not that troublesome, so the magic doesn't require too complicated props, and it can be performed now. ”
Hum! Sure enough, it is selling dog meat on the head of a sheep......
Pei Junmeng, who was in the audience, heard Li Mengnan's words, and was even more sure that the other party was a good person, and he was not interested in his so-called magic at all.
Li Mengnan beckoned Liang Sanbo and Zhao Yingjun in the audience, whispered a few words in their ears, and then trotted away from the stage.
"My performance is quite special, please turn off all the lights on the stage and leave only one chasing light."
Compared with those large-scale magic tricks that have to transform the stage at every turn, Li Mengnan's request is quite simple.
The student council members in charge of the lights turned off most of the lights as requested, and the light in the entire room quickly dimmed, leaving only a bright pillar of light in the center of the stage.
Li Mengnan subconsciously narrowed his eyes, and only one chasing light left made him feel a little dazzling, but his vision soon returned to normal.
"My name is Li Mengnan, Mengnan of Meng, Nannan of Mongolia, of course, if you prefer to understand it as another two words, I won't mind."
A good opening sentence can shorten the distance between the trickster and the audience to the greatest extent, so that the audience can identify with the trickster, and then initially accept the rhythm arranged by the trickster for them.
It is no exaggeration to say that the opening line accounts for at least 30 percent of the success of a trick performance, and if it is an illusion, this proportion will even rise to more than 50 percent.
Although Li Mengnan's opening remarks were not as good as Zhao Yingjun's, they also had a bit of unique humor, and there were bursts of chuckles from the audience.
"Why am I introducing myself to you in such detail? That's because, after you finish watching this magic, you're going to want to know who I am...... I have no doubt about that. ”
The audience suddenly burst into a laughing boo.
The corners of Li Mengnan's mouth curled slightly, and he shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
He knew that everyone in the audience must have thought it was just a joke at the moment, and these people would not know that what they were going to see next would definitely completely subvert their perception of magic, and even their worldview.